Janice Ann Stricklin

Janice Ann Stricklin, 70 years old, of Wichita Falls Texas passed peacefully with her family at her side on June 19th, 2014 at Baylor Hospital of Dallas. Services will be held Thursday June 26th, 2014 at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Jack McComb officiating. A rosary will be at Lunn's Funeral Home at 7 p.m. on Wednesday with a visitation prior beginning at 6 p.m. Interment will follow at Crestview Cemetery under the direction of Lunn's Colonial Funeral Home.

Jan was born April 4th, 1944 at 4 a.m. to Jack and Mineola (Mayes) Bennett in Wichita Falls, Texas. Jan dedicated her life to the City of Wichita Falls and the betterment of its citizens, through numerous rolls including Director of Administrative Services, Personnel Director, Civil Service Director, Emergency Services Director, and Wichita Falls /Wichita County Equal Employment Opportunity Officer. Upon her retirement from the City, Jan served as a management consultant to numerous cities in the state of Texas and was an adjunct instructor for the Texas Engineering Extension Services through Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. Among the many organizations and clubs she belonged to, one of her greatest achievements was to become one of the first female presidents for the Rotary Club. Throughout her life Jan worked tirelessly to improve her community and to personally impact the lives of those who she came to know. Jan is survived by her son, John Stricklin and wife LeAnn Stricklin of Wichita Falls, 5 grandchildren Brendan and Madelyn Stricklin, Jenny McClain and her husband Jay, Trey Roberts and Brandon Fox. Three great-grandchildren Olivia and Mackenzie McClain and Tyler Roberts. Siblings Thomas Bennett and wife Shirley, Inez Berend and her husband Charles, Donna Schlumpf, Lavonne Schenk and Darrell Schenk as well as several nieces and nephews and a host of other family members. Jan is preceded in death by her husband, Bill Stricklin, father Jack Bennett, mother Mineola Scheck and her husband Roy Lee Schenk Sr. and her brother Roy Lee Schenk Jr.